Explorers From Europe Find Southern Africa Flashcards
List three of the schools achievements?
Accurate chart with lines,accurate angles of the sun- for latitude and a chart making school in Jafunda.
What advantages did his royal status give to his sailors and captains?
Free wood from royal forests and materials for building ships could be imported without taxes.
When was Christopher Columbus born?
October 30/31 1451.
Who did Christopher Columbus sail under?
Spain
What is Christopher Columbus’s country of birth?
Italy
What were Christopher Columbus’s achievements?
Wanted to go east by traveling westward.1492 discovery of new world.4 voyages across the Atlantic .
When was Da Gama born?
1460
What was Da Gama’s country of birth?
Portugal
Which did Da Gama sail under?
Portugal
What were Da Gama’s achievements?
1st European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route, as well as the Indian and Atlantic Ocean.
When was Dias born?
1450
What did Dias sail under?
Portugal
What was Dias’s country of birth?
Portugal
What did Bartolomeu Dias achieve?
He sailed around the most southern tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian and Atlantic first European to do this.
When was Drake born?
1540
